“The Weimar Republic was doomed from the moment it was created” To what extent do you agree with this statement? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Nicolai DP1 History The Weimar Republic was created in 1919 after Wilhelm II abdicated. The new government consisted of the ones who signed the Treaty of Versailles‚ and so nationalistic Germans thought this to be traitorous. The severe consequences given by the treaty
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Colonialism in the Congo: The Terror of Civilization The images of gaiety and wonder that typically accompany one’s thoughts of an expedition into the magnificent natural wonders of Africa lie in stark contradiction to subjugation and cruelty of a people as displayed in The Congo Report. An aspect of the government’s masquerade of a virtuous mission in the Congo is the “efforts to suppress such barbarous practices” and bring civilization to the “savages”. Private enterprise was able to hide a large amount
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modern culture. Walk into the boardroom of any Fortune 500 company and you’re likely to see dozens of prestigious wristwatches‚ including such names as Rolex‚ Vacheron Constantine‚ Frank Muller‚ Jaeger-LeCoultre and even Patek Philippe. However‚ this was not always the case. Less than 100 years ago‚ no self-respecting gentleman would be caught dead wearing a wristwatch. In those days of yore‚ real men carried pocket watches‚ with a gold half-hunter being the preferred status symbol of the time—no pun
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The Endless War on Terror: Comparing George Orwell’s Fiction and George Bush’s Reality After the September 11th attacks‚ the United States of America began an international military campaign dubbed the "War on Terror"‚ against terrorist organizations and regimes that supported them. Started during the Bush administration‚ this war continued through Barack Obama’s presidency‚ when it became more focused on specific terrorist groups‚ and appears to be continuing to the future‚ with current U.S. president
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with mountaineers‚ firemen‚ paramedics‚ people working in the offshore‚ police officers‚ astronauts‚ film directors (Tony Scott was often pictured wearing a GW-3000B‚ as is Ron Howard and Francis Ford Coppola) and soldiers. Ex-Special Forces-British SAS soldier Andy McNab mentions in several of his novels how his fictional character Nick Stone relies on a G-Shock watch. According to Mark Bowden’s book Blackhawk Down‚ the DELTA Operators wore G-Shock watches during the combat events of 3 & 4 October
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Schindler ’s List At the time of Hitler ‚ a man‚ Oskar Schindler businessman ‚ opposes the ruling regime in their country and fight his way to the holocaust that he is living . He uses his fortune to hire Jews in concentration camps in order to work for him and save their lives. Shortly after he made a list with the names of the winners he will live save until the end of the war . One morning from the top of a hill‚ where he had taken a ride‚ his look falls on a Jewish girl in red coat who
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Thomas Keneally’s Schindler’s List is the historical account of Oskar Schindler and his heroic actions in the midst of the horrors of World War II Poland. Schindler’s List recounts the life of Oskar Schindler‚ and how he comes to Poland in search of material wealth but leaves having saved the lives of over 1100 Jews who would most certainly have perished. The novel focuses on how Schindler comes to the realization that concentration and forced labor camps are wrong‚ and that many
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Amazon Watch In today’s society‚ human rights are being threatened across the globe on a daily basis. Fortunately there is Non-Governmental Organizations from around the world dedicated to protect human rights. I have a deep passion for the Organization I have chosen to write about and feel that their work not only affects a small group of people but everyone in this world as a whole. The group I am speaking of is the Amazon Watch. Though much of the Amazon Watch’s focus is geared towards
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take over. I feel like if we didn’t have a checks and balances system then there would be no equality in government. One branch would overrun the entire thing and dictate to much power. Checks and balances also is important because each branch has a watch on the other’s to make sure the powers are balanced between them. Along with checks and balances‚ I think separation of powers comes in hand too. Separation of powers gives each of the 3 branches distinct jobs they have to do. The Executive branch
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oil billionaire who was kidnapped in Rome last July 9‚1978 was held five months and five days in huts and caves in the wilder‚ remoter areas of the Italian country. He was blindfolded‚ tortured and also suffered hemorrhage on his head. He did not move for about ten days but manage to survive until he was released after the demanded ransom was paid to the abductors (Wikipedia‚ 2008). Recently‚ there were vastly number of cases of kidnapping. One of the latest kidnapping cases was the horrible experience
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